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A few weeks ago a teacher friend asked me if I knew of a digital math fact tracking sheet. I did a few quick searches, but I kept coming up empty handed. She wanted something that would work for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division since she teaches second grade where the ability levels can vary a great deal. Knowing how important student…
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If you’re on the lookout for great spring activities – you’ve come to the right place! This blog post is going to showcase some great spring books, bulletin board ideas, plus math & literacy activities that you can do with your elementary students. This post contains affiliate links. This means I make a small commission at NO EXTRA CHARGE to you when…
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I’ll never forget the most important lesson I learned in college as an educator. It had a HUGE impact on me, and I still think about it every year as I get my new group of students. I was a double major – elementary and special education. At my particular university, this meant I took 13 credits more than than…
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Some language arts activities were just made for this time of year! Which is why today we are diving into winter holidays in the language arts classroom. Reading a play – what’s better than enjoying A Christmas Carol with your kids during a season when they are so ready for interactive activities anyway? Funny holiday poems – perfect for kids in the…
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“My students are so bored. They never listen to me; instead they do their own thing.” Have you ever heard a colleague or new teacher say something like this? Or maybe this is you? Regardless, there are ways to increase student engagement and get more student buy in. Today I want to share nine different ideas with you. 1. CARE! When…
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